Resettlement contractors should bear more costs

11:28 PM,
Jan. 23, 2013

Written by

Don Barnett

Refugee resettlement was once the work of self-supporting charities that invested their own resources and were directly responsible for outcomes. Today, it is the work of federal contractors who spend public resources and have no responsibility three months after the refugee has been "resettled."

A July Government Accountability Office report, "Refugee Resettlement - Greater Consultation With Community Stakeholders Could Strengthen Program," is critical of refugee contractors and how they place refugees in local communities across the U.S. In particular, the report cites lack ...